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302 KANG-HE.

rocks, fir-tree, two figures, and stag, which are solid. The
principal figure seated under the fir-tree is Cheon Lao, the god
of longevity, in whose hand is a gilt joo-e, and the characters
' '
Shu appear on his robes in purple and black. By his side
stands the etched in on white with
stag, aubergine ground,
clouds in various coloured enamels, as are the rocks and
flowers ; his attendant is presenting him with a tray of peaches.
The
globe of the incense-burner is divided into sixteen panels,
eight on the upper half and eight below the double band of
aubergine, covered with a herring-bone design in black, with
red and flowers at intervals with centres.
purple regular yellow
The bands the both above and below the
dividing panels,
aubergine border, are yellow, and on each is a flower in blue,
with a sort of scroll-leaf running up and down in green. At
the and bottom of each is a solid of
top panel ground porcelain
decorated in black, with a bamboo-leaf design on a green
ground ; from this the reticulation commences, and surrounds
on the upper half figures of the eight immortals, and on the
lower boys playing with various kinds of toys. At the bottom
of the bowl is a band of aubergine, on which runs a scroll
design in black ; below this there is a plain circle of yellow
enamel, and here, again, another band of green in the form of
joo-e heads, which are made more complete in design by a
scroll in black on the ; below this is a broad band
slight green
of the same creamy thick black which forms the ground of the
early Kang-he black- ground vases, with coloured enamels. A
white rim surrounds the base. The enamels used in the decora-
tion of the robes of the figures and other designs are red,
and black. There is no mark,
purple, green, yellow, aubergine,
but it is undoubtedly a very early specimen of the Kianghi
era, 1661-1722. This piece was sent to me by my friend,
Mr. Burman, from China with this definition
many years ago,
of the
epoch."
We now come to three from the Bennett
early examples
collection.
"
No. 527. A four-sided with handle. The colouring
tea-pot
of the ground on each side is different, one being yellow,
another pale pea-green, another pale sea-green, and the other
aubergine. Each panel is differently decorated, one with lotus
and paddy birds, another with chrysanthemums, another with